Book contents
- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction Charles E. Callwell and British Strategy
- 1 Callwell’s Early Career
- 2 ‘An Art by Itself’: Charles Callwell and Small Wars
- 3 ‘Another Page in the History of Tactics’: Charles Callwell and the South African War
- 4 Khaki-Clad Maritime Theorist: Charles Callwell and Amphibious Warfare
- 5 ‘I Did My Best to Throw Cold Water on the Scheme as a Whole’: Charles Callwell and the Dardanelles
- 6 Not ‘One of That Band of Dug-Outs Who Became Dug-Ins’: Charles Callwell, the War and Retirement, 1914–28
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction - Charles E. Callwell and British Strategy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 December 2019
Book contents
- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction Charles E. Callwell and British Strategy
- 1 Callwell’s Early Career
- 2 ‘An Art by Itself’: Charles Callwell and Small Wars
- 3 ‘Another Page in the History of Tactics’: Charles Callwell and the South African War
- 4 Khaki-Clad Maritime Theorist: Charles Callwell and Amphibious Warfare
- 5 ‘I Did My Best to Throw Cold Water on the Scheme as a Whole’: Charles Callwell and the Dardanelles
- 6 Not ‘One of That Band of Dug-Outs Who Became Dug-Ins’: Charles Callwell, the War and Retirement, 1914–28
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter argues that Charles E. Callwell (1859-1928) has been unfairly neglected in the historiography of military thought. He is best known for his book Small Wars, first published in 1896, but this has often been studied in terms of modern counterinsurgency, rather than being placed in its proper context. Callwell ranged widely across most of the burning defence questions of his day, and many of the books and articles that resulted are presented here for the first time. The chapter includes a brief summary account of his life and major works.
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- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare , pp. 1 - 19Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020